Eric Larson

Montana’s winter snowpack is growing after a lackluster start to the season, but remains below normal across most of Montana.

Montana’s early snow season is off to a slow start, but it's too soon to be worried, hydrologist says.

Montana’s latest snowpack report is out. There’s more moisture on the ground but it’s still below normal. Experts say there’s plenty of room for improvement and the clock is ticking.

January’s weather did little to improve Montana’s record low snowpack. It’s going to take a major change in the weather to improve conditions.

Montana’s snowpack decreased statewide following January’s relatively dry conditions.

Montana’s early season snowpack is currently above normal throughout the state and farmers who’ve been struggling with historic drought conditions are thrilled.

“All major river basins have a below-normal snowpack, except for the Lower Clark Fork, Kootenai and St. Mary’s River basins," says Eric Larson, a snow survey hydrologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service in Bozeman.

Mountain snowpack is starting to make significant gains in several of Montana’s otherwise parched river basins.